AIA Lecture - Shipwrecks and the Transport of Luxury in the Roman Mediterranean-FR and SJ

Event Date(s):
October 29, 2021
Time(s):
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Category:
Both Campuses
Location:
Both Campuses

Event Details:

Virtual AIA New Brunswick Society Lecture

The Archaeological Institute of America New Brunswick Society is hosting a virtual lecture and welcomes its members, the university community, and those interested in the AIA Lecture Series to join us as this year’s AIA Steffy Lecturer, Dr. Carrie Atkins from the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Toronto, presents a fascinating lecture entitled, “Shipwrecks and the Transport of Luxury in the Roman Mediterranean.”

During the late Republic and early Empire, Rome had a voracious appetite for importing luxury objects from around the Mediterranean: spices from the Arabian Peninsula, sculptures and bronzes from Greece, glassware from Egypt and the Levant, and textiles from India. These represent only a small portion of the overall contents that have been preserved in shipwrecks in the Mediterranean. By examining several Roman shipwrecks with cargoes of luxury assemblages from approximately 200 BCE to 200 CE, Dr. Atkins re-evaluates standard definitions of ‘luxury,’ discusses agents involved in the trade often overlooked in literary accounts, examines cross-cultural circulation of these products across maritime networks, and the rise of other important centres as consumers of luxury items in the Mediterranean … not just Rome.

This is a free public lecture, and all are welcome!

VIRTUAL: Shipwrecks and the Transport of Luxury in the Roman Mediterranean

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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMof-6srDIjEtA--2k-yWR-_Idi_VEq11rG

 

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Building: Zoom Lecture

Contact:

Angela Peters
1 506 453 4762
Angela.Peters@unb.ca